Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
E1510798
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Himeji, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, is a historic city best known for the UNESCO-listed Himeji Castle, one of the country’s most iconic and well-preserved feudal fortresses.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Himeji, Hyōgo | 2 |
| Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan canonical | 2 |
| Himeji (for a time) | 1 |
| Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21976490 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan Context triple: [Kenzo Takada, birthPlace, Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan]
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A.
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Nishinomiya, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, is a city in the Kansai region known for its iconic Koshien Stadium and strong baseball culture.
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B.
Harima, Hyōgo, Japan
Harima is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known as a small coastal community in the Kansai region.
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C.
Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Higashiosaka is a major industrial and educational city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its manufacturing base and as the home of several universities and research institutions.
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D.
Tamba, Hyōgo, Japan
Tamba is a rural city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic castle town districts, traditional ceramics, and agricultural products such as black soybeans and chestnuts.
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E.
Kami, Hyōgo
Kami, Hyōgo is a coastal town in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic Sea of Japan shoreline and hot spring resorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan Target entity description: Himeji, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, is a historic city best known for the UNESCO-listed Himeji Castle, one of the country’s most iconic and well-preserved feudal fortresses.
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A.
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Nishinomiya, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, is a city in the Kansai region known for its iconic Koshien Stadium and strong baseball culture.
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B.
Harima, Hyōgo, Japan
Harima is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known as a small coastal community in the Kansai region.
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C.
Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Higashiosaka is a major industrial and educational city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its manufacturing base and as the home of several universities and research institutions.
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D.
Tamba, Hyōgo, Japan
Tamba is a rural city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic castle town districts, traditional ceramics, and agricultural products such as black soybeans and chestnuts.
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E.
Kami, Hyōgo
Kami, Hyōgo is a coastal town in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic Sea of Japan shoreline and hot spring resorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
linked to: Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
linked to: Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
linked to: Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan